Cairo, Apr. 24.
British troops were in contact with the Germans in Greece yesterday. Dut important engagement took place, states the latest communique tasued from General Headquarters here this afternoon:
'Temporary easing of German pres sure in Greece has enabled" the British "fo consolidate their new Positions, © but the respite is) not expected' to last, "it "was reliably sated here last night.
Surrender of the Greek the Bpirus does not Greek force, it is believed here, The main Greek army on the British Jett enki holding arm, The. Germans, it is pointed out, must now be experiencing dimiculies in their communications since their ines of supply across great distances are limited and considerable damage has been. done to. them by both sides, "This probably accounts some extent for the slight relaxa-fon" in the Germans' tempestuous push, "which enabled the. British forees to carry out. a successful withdrawal to a new line, implied no hostile intention toward Turkey, according to an Istanbul despatch to the Free French agency. The agency also reports that part of the British colony in Athens has arrived on the Island of Chios, off the coast of Asia Minor.
Superb Spirit The spirit among the British forces is superb, and they continue to show great courage in harassing advanced German elements, 'A. British padre, who has just visited wounded " soldiers being. evacuated from frontal regions, said: 'The men are all in good spirits although they fully realize that they' are up against it"
While the British stolidly face the full strength of the German army, German Airmen Raid Their Own Wounded Haifa, Apr. 24.
When a British hospital ship, carrying wounded German and Italian prisoners, arrived here today, it- was reported the vessel had been deliberately dive-bombed by five planes whilst_embarking both enemy and British wounded at a Libyan harbour.—Captured German airmen said they had been ordered to attack anything and everything they found. All five dive-bombers were shot down by harbour awaiting an attack, they are being! Give-bombed and " machine-gunned from stinrise to sunset by the German air fore 'Two British' soldiers have escaped after being taken prisoners, On erossing: the British lines, they spoke of the amazing audacity' of German troops. German tanks, they stated, are not camouflaged but, painted black with a red swastika, Transports are not convoyed, and' masses of material, guns and tanks, all jumbled together, are being poured along, ines of communications," making! food bombing targets—Reuter.
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